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Girl Scouts explore aviation with female pilots from the Colorado Ninety-Nines

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As many as 45 Girl Scouts learned about aviation from the Colorado Chapter of the Ninety-Nines, an international organization of women pilots. Aviation Patch Day was Saturday, Oct. 12. 2018 at Rocky Mountain Metro Airport. Girls explored different parts of aviation at five different stations:

  1. Aircraft Design: Tour Rocky Mountain Metro Airport’s ramp to view and explore different airplanes.

  2. Paper Airplane Aerodynamics: Make and race various paper airplane designs.

  3. ATC (Air Traffic Control): How airplanes are directed around an airport.

  4. Weather: How airplanes are affected by weather.

  5. Aviation History: Take a trip through history to the first pilots and their planes.

The Ninety-Nines was established in 1929 by 99 women pilots with Amelia Earhart as its first President. Today, with over 5,600 members worldwide, one of the key missions of the organization is to promote advancement of aviation through education, scholarships, and mutual support. Over the past 75 years the organization has introduced thousands of girls and women to the wonders of aviation and awarded well over 800 scholarships, helping hundreds of women achieve their aviation dreams.

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